by DrMelissaBoylan | Aug 24, 2021 | Blog
The Delta Variant, Clearing up COVID Confusion, and Common Concerns about the COVID Vaccines Have a great week!Melissa Boylan, MD, FAAFP Subscribe to our...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Aug 2, 2021 | Blog
Preventing Sports Injuries/Illnesses(for the non-Olympian!) The Games have begun! I love watching the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, and seeing athletes who have worked hard for a chance to compete in the Olympics. I am always awed by the unfortunately common...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Jul 19, 2021 | Blog
E-cigarettes What are they? What are the dangers? My husband and I recently listened to a podcast about the e-cigarette maker JUUL which inspired me to write this blog. I am going to discuss e-cigarettes containing nicotine, toxins, quitting, and teen use. I am not...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Jul 1, 2021 | Blog
A Reflection as Noreta Family Medicine Turns One March the one-year anniversary mark of the COVID pandemic in the US. The State newspaper asked readers to write an article on how their lives have changed due to COVID, what they have learned, or what gives them hope. I...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Jun 21, 2021 | Blog
What You Should Know About CBD CBD stores are popping up everywhere. If a storefront is unoccupied it seems that a CBD shop will soon open up there. I will explain what we know and don’t know about CBD. Here’s a short article and here is the AAFP’s...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Jun 7, 2021 | Blog
Traditional Primary Care Complexity vs. Direct Primary Care Simplicity – In pictures! This crazy complex graph shows the current “traditional” primary care system. If you wonder why the number of administrators has outpaced physician growth by 3000% in the past 50...
by DrMelissaBoylan | May 10, 2021 | Blog
Pandemic-Related Anxiety and How to Break the Cycle – Part 2 We know that negative behaviors (like addiction) persist because we receive some kind of highly desirable reward for doing them (e.g. the “high” from drug use). I listened to an interview with Dr. Jud Brewer...
by DrMelissaBoylan | May 4, 2021 | Blog
Pandemic-Related Anxiety and How to Break the Cycle – Part 1 Every week I talk with my patients about pandemic-related anxiety. Therefore, when I recently came across a podcast that discussed the neuroscience of anxiety, it inspired me to write this blog. Part 1 of...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Apr 12, 2021 | Blog
The Science of Cuteness The springtime makes me think of baby animals. Have you seen any baby geese waddling single file behind their proud mama yet? Do you get that warm fuzzy feeling when you look at puppies, baby panda bears, or bunnies? It turns out that there is...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Mar 30, 2021 | Blog
Seasonal allergies in Columbia, SC (plus a field trip!) I had fun doing this blog post, so I may continue to take field trips in the future 😊Just a few more words on seasonal allergy treatments: There is not much of a difference between the newer antihistamines...
